LOYOLA COLLEGE (AUTONOMOUS), CHENNAI – 600 034
M.A. DEGREE EXAMINATION – APPLIED HISTORY
THIRD SEMESTER – APRIL 2012
HT 3811 – HISTORIOGRAPHY
Date : 24-04-2012 Dept. No. Max. : 100 Marks
Time : 1:00 – 4:00
PART – A
Answer any Four of the following in about 100 words each: (4 x 5 = 20 Marks)
- Define History
- Confucius
- Utilitarianism
- Alexander Cunningham
- Positivism
- Rajatarangini
PART – B
Answer any Two of the following in about 200 words: (2 x 10 = 20 Marks)
- Explain the significance of causation in history.
- Examine the nature of subaltern studies.
- Write a brief note on the works of Machiavelli.
- Give an account of Abul Fazl’s Akbarnamah.
PART – C
Answer any Three of the following in about 1200 words.: (3 x 20 = 60 Marks)
- Discuss the Uses and Abuses of history.
- Examine the growth and development of Greek and Roman historiography.
- Evaluate the nature and significance of scientific socialism of Karl Marx.
- Discuss the nature and development of Medieval Indian Historiography.
- Assess the contribution of Nilakanta Sastri to South Indian Historiography.